solution to antonyms & synonyms
4. (a) Choose the word that is nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters. * (5)
(1) ARCHIPELAGO:
1Reef
2Glacier
3Cluster of islands -CORRECT
4Lagoon
(2) PIAZZA:
1Cheese dish
2Veranda
3Public Square -CORRECT
4Style or dash
(3) BAKLAVA:
1Stringed instrument
2Dessert -CORRECT(i couldn't find the word BAKLAVA in Oxford's standard dictionary which is absurd but it is available in online dictionaries)
3Whining dance
4Gratuity
(4) IONIC:
1Indian stone monument
2Greek architecture -CORRECT
3Roman Sculpture
4Mediterranean Sea
(5) CICERONE:
1Teacher
2Literary classic
3Chaperone
4Guide -CORRECT
(b) Pick the one most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word:
(1) DESICCATE:
1Lengthen
2Hallow
3Exonerate
4Saturate -CORRECT
5Anesthetize
(2) APOTHEOSIS:
1Departure from tradition
2Impatience with stupidity
3Demotion from glory -CORRECT
4Surrender to impulse
5Cause for grief
(3) SPUNK:
1Success
2Timidity -CORRECT
3Growing awareness
4Loss of prestige
5Lack of intelligence
(4) CAVIL:
1Discern
2Disclose
3Introduce
4Flatter -CORRECT(im not sure about this one it either has to b flatter or commend)
5Commend
(5) RAUCOUS:
1Orderly
2Absorbent,
3Buoyant
4Mellifluous -CORRECT
5Contentious
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Last edited by saania; Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 04:54 PM.
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